Glenn Hirsch shot and killed a man on April 30, 2022 in Queens, New York. The tragic victim of the hate crime was Zhiwen Yan, a 45-year-old delivery man from the Great Wall Chinese restaurant.
Hirsch, also known as the “Duck Sauce Killer”, followed Yan as he delivered deliveries before shooting him dead in the affluent Forest Hills district. He was arrested and charged with murder and possession of deadly weapons.
Glenn Hirsch was out on bail when he was discovered dead in his home on Friday. He had apparently died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, according to the sources. Just before his court appearance the next morning, he passed away.
He may have committed suicide, according to police. The police discovered his body and a long suicide note in which he defended himself against the accusations against him. He claimed the trial was rushed and denied any role in Yan’s death. He claimed that he refused to live out the rest of his days in prison because he knew the jury would find him guilty. Glenn Hirsch wrote the following in the letter:
He also claimed that Dorothy Hirsch, his wife, was not guilty. After police investigators seized at least eight guns and ammunition from Dorothy Hirsch’s Briarwood home, she was charged with eight counts of criminal weapons possession.
In November 2021, Glenn Hirsch complained about the minimal amount of duck sauce he had been sent with his meal after making a delivery from a Chinese restaurant in New York City. The 51-year-old client harbored this resentment until April 2022, when he led to the cold-blooded murder of Zhiwen Yan, a delivery man and father of three.
On June 8, Hirsch was rescued by his brother, greatly frightening and alarming the residents of Forest Hills. The Post was reported by the owner of the restaurant as follows:
While Glenn Hirsch was bound by a number of conditions, such as keeping a safe distance from the restaurant and the bereaved relatives of the deceased, owner Ken Yang constantly feared for his safety and the safety of his staff. He had stated:
After months of deliberate harassment, the murder occurred. Melinda Katz, the district attorney for Queens, told the New York Daily News the following regarding the case:
Even restaurant management implied that Glenn Hirsch’s attack was motivated by race. The entire neighborhood was shocked by Hirsch’s suicide. Ken Yang took out his frustration at the unexpected turn of events. He commented while pleading for information: However, it is still unclear how Glenn Hirsch managed to obtain a pistol while subject to strict limitations set by the court of law.